12/23/2025
If you read and appreciate -fine , if you are a key board warrior -Just stop here as your comments will be deleted .
You get annoyed with them… you were suppose to be at your appointment 20 minutes ago and now you’re stuck behind them.
You complain about them… because you can do a better job, sitting in your warm house.. typing on a keyboard.
You don’t always appreciate them… because they knew they would have long days and even longer nights when they took the job.
You don’t always know them… but some of you call them names as you tailgate them and speed pass them.
But…
I know him. He’s a husband, a spouse he’s a dad, she's a mother, he’s a Grampie. or a grandma He’s a brother, a son he is a sister or a friend.
I know when I come up on one of these trucks… they are trying to clear the road for you- just as fast and as safely as they can.
I appreciate them, because I’ve seen what they give up. The Christmas meal with their families, because Mother Nature doesn’t really care about their Christmas ham or turkey !. Watching their favorite show by the pellet stove at night… I’ve seen them go to bed early on a Saturday afternoon, because at 2 am on Sunday… they will be called out to work until the snow stops and the roads are cleared.
I can hear them working, all day and all night, while I’m tucked in my bed. I know they are out there in every single winter storm warning and every wind advisory. They don’t get snow days.
You don’t always appreciate them, but I do… because I couldn’t do a better job.
So next time you fly past them and tailgate them.. know this, there is someone at home, praying for their safety and for yours. There is someone at home waiting for them to come through the door. There is someone at home who loves that plow truck diver.
